Burning red eyes

Mexlyme

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Posted 7/13/2017 5:05 AM (GMT 0)

Hello everyone i wanted to ask what causes red and burning eyes i have lyme and babesia

Girlie

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Posted 7/13/2017 5:29 AM (GMT 0)

I believe it's a Babesia symptom.

Hoping someone else will post confirming that.

bluelyme

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Posted 7/13/2017 8:42 AM (GMT 0)

My eyes burned when was herxing good on bvt and then on rocephin...whats your current tx?

ChickenArise

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Posted 7/13/2017 1:07 PM (GMT 0)

I suspect Occular Bartonellosis as I have found that it responded to Doxycycline but could not be permanently resolved by Doxycycline alone.

Although it could very well be Babesia as I know someone with eye problems who tested positive for Babesia and negative for Bartonella.

It is interesting how these two bacteria seem to relate to each other. I suspect a relative pleomophic heirarchy between the two.

KB69

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Posted 7/13/2017 2:57 PM (GMT 0)

Mexlyme, I have had issues with dry, burning, red eyes being a problem. My LLMD believes it is due to my Bartonella.

I have Lyme and Babesia, too. But, I notice the eye symptoms are at their worse I'm herxing or flaring due to the Bartonella. The progress I have made with Babesia has not impacted my eyes.

We're all different, of course. But, that has been my experience. Take care.

PeteZa

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Posted 7/13/2017 3:40 PM (GMT 0)

I looked stoned the entire time I was treating lyme. I have no idea if I had bart or babs or whatever. I did not test for any of them.

I sure had red, itchy eyes. I had floaters too. I also would see bugs out of the side of my eyes on my walls. When I turned to look, nothing was there. Lyme is such a freaky disease.

mpost

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Posted 7/13/2017 8:20 PM (GMT 0)

lyme and/or bartonella can do that. stephania root helps with eye issues
www.ramblingsandreflections.com/stephania-root-helps-heal-lyme-eyes/

i used chamomile tea, cold, always worked. some LLMDs will prescribe ocular doxy drops...

Girlie

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Posted 7/13/2017 10:27 PM (GMT 0)

It's on Bart and Babs symptom list here:

lyme-symptoms.com/LymeCoinfectionChart.html

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